John I Vanalen

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1808–1816

Career timeline

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0-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Vanalen8,126

Opponents28,661

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1816, John I Vanalen ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Vanalen's biggest single-election total was 5,911 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in New York's District 6.

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How many votes has John I Vanalen received?

John I Vanalen has received 8,126 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John I Vanalen’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.12%	Lee (head-to-head) John Henry Livingston (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey Smith James Tallmadge
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,20841.15%	Schuyle9. Phillip I Lee (head-to-head) Philip Schuyler John Henry Livingston (head-to-head)
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Thomas Grosvenor Thomas P Grosner Hezekiah L Hosmer Bill Hylorn Joseph A Kellogg William Durfee David Chamberlin T Clinton Brockway Olin S Bishop (head-to-head) Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer Lucian Knapp John H Nichols Anson L Gardner Arlington H Mallery Samuel Tenbroeck (head-to-head) Hachaliah Dulittle Adam Wolfrom Nicholas McIntyre Warner Miller Thomas Truesdell
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,9110.04%	William Gorslin Hermause Knickerbacker Robert Livingston James Hogeboom Lemon Thompson Alphonzo A Hopkins Samuel Tenbroeck (head-to-head) Franklin D Sargent Herman Knickerback Robert Graham James Mkown Homer A Stebbins James Brebner John Hyatt Herman Kicickerbacker Olin S Bishop (head-to-head) George Walton Green James Main James I Alen

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.